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Japanese names (日本人の氏名、日本人の姓名、日本人の名前, Nihonjin no Shimei, Nihonjin no Seimei, Nihonjin no Namae) in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules.
List of prefectures. The following list contains the etymology of each current prefecture. The default alphabetic order in this sortable table can be altered to mirror the traditional Japanese regions and ISO parsing. Prefecture. Kanji. origin and meaning of name. Aichi. 愛知県. Aichi-ken (愛知県) means "love knowledge".
Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), [1] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,416 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It can also mean "strawberry face", a term used to describe equipping the front end of a Nissan Silvia (S15) onto another S-chassis car. [16] 23 can be read as "ni-san". Car manufacturer Nissan frequently enters cars with the number 23 into motorsports events. 230 can be read as "fu-mi-o", the given name of the Japanese prime minister Fumio ...
Place names giving directions relative to a castle, such as Jōhoku (North of the Castle), Jōsai (West of the Castle) or Jōnan (South of the Castle), are common throughout Japan. minato (港) or tsu (津) for a harbor; e.g., Minato, Tokyo and Tsu, Mie. shuku or -juku (宿), a post or station town on a traditional highway; e.g., Shinjuku.
Japanese-language surnames of Chinese origin (1 P) Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,988 total.
The plant's modern Japanese name is yabukōji, and it is considered to be imbued with energy year-round. [2] Yabura has no inherent meaning, but is inferred to be yabukōji with the pluralizing –ra suffix. Paipo, Shūringan, Gūrindai, Ponpokopī, Ponpokonā These are invented names of a kingdom and royal family in Ancient China. Paipo was a ...